Billiard table



June 23, 192 5.

. E. CORREALE ET AL BILLIARD TABLE Filed July 11. 1923 2 Sheets-Shea t 2 specification.

ERNEST C RREA E Ann *erovnnnrconnnann or wns'r nonoxn'n, new *J n'nsnxj sm-Luann Application .fildJ-ulyli, 192,3. :Sei'ihlfl'g. 150,11.

-l jo a'll whom it may concern:

:a citizen of the United States of -,A1neriea, {and GIOVANNI OORREAIJE, a ubj @015 aly, '"both residing at #423 De Mott StreeQ-inthe town of ;W est' :Hoboken, in \the \eounty of Hudson :and State of New ll ersey, have :inv nt d new, and u e ul-Imp ve ent in Billiard Tables, of which :the following :is a

This invention relates to improvements in billiard tables and has for :an obj ect :the provision of means for securing the cushions-in position, whereby a uniform height of the said icushion's "above [the table bed may be maintained.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pocket billiard table wherein the balls will be returned to one end of the table after entering the pockets, the returning means being of a character which will prevent the balls from sticking during their return journey.

Another object of the invention is the provision'of means included in the returning means for preventing damage to the balls, the said means also acting to eliminate noise due to the balls rolling along a runway or subway beneath the table.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for returning the balls to a position for their convenient removal without the use of the usual box and without any projecting surfaces to become damaged or interfere with the comfort of players.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view partly broken away and showing the billiard table constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view partly broken away with the bed, rails and cushions removed.

Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary sections taken respectively on the lines 44: and 55' of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the table which constitutes bers 22 secured to the table frame.

which i s .m oun te d upon suitable supporting zlegsal l and whichin turn supports -,a died .or .slate :;12, -*the latter being covered with the .usual cloth-i113. l/lounted zupon the bed 12 cushions 15, the cushions and rails 14 being alsocovered with azcloth 16. A trim of any character such -:-as is .indicated at 17 .may .be .IprOVifded around-the @sides and ends of the I stable.

tithe .presentiinvention eomprisesa frame 10 .are side and end rails 14:,wl1ile-securedto l i'thedatter' are the usual erubberor resilient v posed bolts and shouldtheiopenings forithese 1 bolts'be unevenly positioned, or from various other causes, the cushions will not be arranged at a uniform height above the top surface of the table bed 12. This is overcome in the present invention by extending bolts 18 downwardly through the rails, the bed and frame and by means of these bolts proper adjustment may be made to effect a uniform height of the cushions. This is desirable in a billiard table especially where a player goes to the bank or cushion during a play, as the effect upon the ball will be the same irrespective of where the ball strikes the cushion- Another advantage of securing the rails in the manner shown resides in the fact that when the rails are removed or adjusted the finish of the table will not be marred.

The corner pockets which are indicated at 19 and the side pockets indicated at 20' are open at the bottom and extending along the opposite sides of the table below and communicating with the pockets 19 and 20 are inclined runways or channels 21, the said runways or channels being formed in mem- 'l'ne bottoms of these runways are provided with spaced preferably rubber strips 23 which provide tracks upon which the balls 24 will run after leaving the pockets so that noise ordinarily present during the return of the balls is eliminated and damage to the balls prevented.

The side runways 21 are connected at their lower ends by a transverse runway or channel 25, the latter being also formed in a member 26 located beneath and within the margin of the table. Thus, no projecting surfaces or corners are resent which might interfere with the comfort of the player, or

which might become loosened or damaged due to the tendency of the players resting their feet upon the boxes usually employed for collecting the returned balls. In the present invention the balls are collected in the runway 25 andthe latter is provided with an elongated opening 27 in one wall thereof through which the balls may be removed.

The pockets 19 and 20 extend downwardly through the rails 14 and the latter are relatively wide and form rear and side walls for the pocket entrances so that the necessity of employing the usual irons in the formation of the pockets is obviated. This reduces danger of the balls bouncing from the pockets, which danger is further reduced by the upwardly and inwardly curved walls 28 of the pockets, the said walls being located remote from the pocket entrances so as to direct the balls downwardly within the pockets and eliminate objectionable rebounding after a ball once enters a pocket. Lo-

cated within the runways or channels beneath the pockets are cushions 29, preferably constructed of leather.

The inventionis susceptible of various changes 1n its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make suclchanges as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is In a pocket billiard table, side and corner pockets open at the bottom, longitudinally disposed inclined channeled members secured to the bottom of the table upon each side thereof beneath the pockets and a channeled member secured transversely beneath and tures.

GIOVANNI GORREALE. ERNEST CORREALE, 

